Pe'ah

Pe'ah
Tractate of the Talmud
English:Corner (of the field)
Seder:Zeraim
Number of Mishnahs:69
Chapters:8
Babylonian Talmud pages:-
Jerusalem Talmud pages:37
Tosefta chapters:4
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Pe'ah (Hebrew: פֵּאָה, lit. "Corner") is the second tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. This tractate begins the discussion of topics related to agriculture, the main focus of this seder (order) of the Mishnah. The tractate discusses the laws of gifts to the poor when a person harvests their field, vineyards or trees, based on commandments in the Torah. The tractate also deals with the laws of giving charity in general. The tractate is called Pe'ah because the first part of the tractate deals with the laws of Pe'ah, while the remaining part of the tractate deals with a number of other related topics.[1]

In addition to the Mishnah, a tractate Pe'ah exists in the Jerusalem Talmud (commenting on the Mishnah tractate), but not in the Babylonian Talmud.

  1. ^ Kehati, Pinchas (1994). "Pe'ah". Mishnayot Mevuarot [Commentary on the Mishna]. Vol. I. Kahana, Nahman (translator). Jerusalem, Israel. pp. 1–2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)